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New Apple TV teardown reveals 8 GB Flash storage, 512 MB RAM

by Kelly Hodgkins (Mar 19th, 2012)

XBMC forum member aicjofs tore down his Apple TV while waiting for a jailbreak and discovered the unit has 512 MB of RAM and 8 GB of on-board storage. It also has a dual-core A5 processor identified as APL2498, which suggests it is a variant of the standard A5 found in the iPad 2. There's also ...

iFixit tears down the new 15-inch MacBook Pro, 2011 model

by Kelly Hodgkins (Feb 25th, 2011)

iFixit got its hands on a brand new 15-inch MacBook and tore the machine down to its Tri-wing screws and heat sinks. The latest generation machine shares a lot of similarities with its aluminum unibody predecessors including the same case design and a similar layout of internal components. Most ...

iFixit opens up the iPhone 4

by Dave Caolo (Jun 23rd, 2010)

As expected, the tool-minded folks at iFixit have torn down an iPhone 4 and posted its inner workings for all to see. There are plenty of juicy high-res photos and details here. The story of how they got their phone is even more interesting than what they found inside. Kyle was all set to hop a ...

TechRestore's stop-motion iPad tear-down video

by David Winograd (Apr 16th, 2010)

Right on launch day, iFixit totally disassembled an iPad, offering eager eyes a wealth of information on what's under the hood. Now TechRestore has created a stop-motion video of the entire tear-down and reassembly process in just over three minutes by stitching together 1675 frames. It's ...

3rd gen iPod touch teardown: 802.11n potential and room for a camera?

by Josh Carr (Sep 11th, 2009)

Just this morning, we linked to the results of iFixit's iPod nano teardown. Hours later, we have the opportunity to dive into their 32GB iPod touch teardown. There are definitely a few interesting tidbits about what Apple did and did not do with the iPod touch this time around... and possibly some ...

iFixit tears apart the 5th Generation iPod nano...nicely

by Josh Carr (Sep 11th, 2009)

The pioneers at iFixit are at it again, this time exploring the Loop's newest, coolest gadget -- the iPod nano. According to their measurements, this iPod is as thin as it could possibly be, and more densely packed than any previous Apple device. I work on iPods at my day job, but I'm afraid to ...

New MacBook Pro tear-down

by Cory Bohon (Feb 26th, 2008)

It's only been about 12 hours since the new MacBook Pro's were released and already someone has posted a tear-down online. AnandTech has a full gallery of pictures showing the tear-down process. Interestingly enough, AnandTech's Anand Lal Shimpi reports that while the MacBook Pro's processor got an ...